Grade 5 Synopsis
“I Wonder What Is Happening to Me” begins by reviewing prior knowledge about puberty and developing guidelines for a safe and productive classroom climate. Students learn about the male and female reproductive systems and the changes that occur during puberty. To care for their changing bodies, the students learn new personal hygiene and health habits. Students practice communicating with their family members, analyzing media influences for sexual messages, and clarifying misinformation and promoting healthy behavior among their peers. The emphasis is on promoting respect for peers as they experience puberty, impressing young people with the awe and responsibility of becoming physically capable of reproduction, and the importance of postponing sexual intercourse.
Teaching-Learning Goals
- Students will communicate with parents and other trusted adults about puberty and postponing parenthood.
- Students will review the natural changes that occur during puberty.
- Students will explain the anatomy and functions of the male and female reproductive systems.
- Students will discuss the importance of safeguarding the health of their reproductive system.
- Students will describe respectful treatment of peers.
- Students will apply their media literacy skills for analyzing messages about sexuality.
Student Learning Objectives – Grade 5
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LESSON 1: Ready, Set, Grow!
Students will: | National Health Education Standards |
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Core Concepts |
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Interpersonal Communication |
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Core Concepts |
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Accessing Information Interpersonal Communication |
LESSON 2: Puberty and the Male Reproductive System
Students will: | National Health Education Standards |
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Core Concepts |
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Core Concepts |
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Core Concepts |
LESSON 3: Puberty and the Female Reproductive System
Students will: | National Health Education Standards |
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Core Concepts |
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Interpersonal Communication |
LESSON 4: Reproduction
Students will: | National Health Education Standards |
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Core Concepts |
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Core Concepts |
LESSON 5: Personal Hygiene and Healthy Habits
Students will: | National Health Education Standards |
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Accessing Information |
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Self Management |
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Analyzing Influences |
LESSON 6: Social and Emotional Changes
Students will: | National Health Education Standards |
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Core Concepts |
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Core Concepts |
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Analyzing Influences Self Management |
LESSON 7: Media Messages
Students will: | National Health Education Standards |
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Analyzing Influences |
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Accessing Information Interpersonal Communication |